The operating system for entrepreneurial thinking in the age of AI
Aurora EDU transforms AI from a classroom risk into a structured system for developing judgment, resilience, and decision readiness — with AACSB-defensible outcomes built in.
This is not ChatGPT. This is not another LMS plugin. This is a purpose-built decision intelligence platform designed for the way universities actually teach and accreditors actually assess.
AI is already in your classrooms. The question is whether your institution is structuring it.
Faculty are asking whether AI is cheating. Accreditors are asking for evidence of critical thinking. Employers are asking why graduates can't make decisions under uncertainty. These three pressures are converging — and most universities don't have a coherent answer to any of them.
Aurora EDU is that answer. Not a ban. Not a chatbot. A structured system that turns AI into a thinking partner, generates real evidence of cognitive development, and gives faculty more signal — not more work.
"The future of education is not memorization. It is decision readiness."
One platform. Four integrated systems. One coherent outcome.
Aurora EDU is not a single tool dropped into a syllabus. It is a coordinated system where assessment, simulation, AI mentorship, and structured reflection reinforce each other — every component feeding the next, every interaction generating evidence of growth.
45-question diagnostic across 9 decision domains. Establishes each student's cognitive baseline, generates archetype profiles, and enables longitudinal tracking across a program.
A Socratic AI consultant that presses students on their reasoning, maps trade-offs, and enforces clarity — without writing answers. Designed from the ground up for academic integrity.
A full business-builder flight simulator. Students operate a venture through real lifecycle decisions with no tutorial mode and no perfect answers — only trade-offs.
Faculty-assigned and personal reflection prompts organized by entrepreneurial lifecycle phase. Converts experience into documented, assessable insight.
What Aurora EDU develops — and how it maps to what accreditors require
Every outcome Aurora EDU develops maps directly to AACSB competency standards and the workforce skills employers consistently rank as missing in new graduates.
Career decision skills
Students leave with a documented decision readiness profile — a credential that reflects how they think, not just what they studied.
Startup & innovation training
Project Genesis gives students hands-on experience operating a venture before they ever launch one. Real trade-offs, real consequences.
Personal development platform
ENVI archetypes and longitudinal tracking give students a mirror into their own cognitive style — and a roadmap for growth.
Faculty authority is not optional. It is the design.
Faculty adoption is the single biggest barrier to EdTech success. Aurora EDU is built around that reality. Every concern faculty have about AI in the classroom is addressed by design — not by policy.
No. Aurora EDU is an experiential layer beneath instruction. Faculty remain the instructor, the assessor, and the authority. The platform creates more signal for faculty judgment — it does not replace it.
No. The platform generates structured reflection data, decision analytics, and AACSB evidence automatically. Faculty get more insight with less manual effort — and can comment on student reflections when they choose to.
Yes. Aurora EDU is built on a peer-reviewed theoretical framework (Hagy, 2025), grounded in entrepreneurial cognition research, and designed specifically to produce Assurance of Learning evidence.
Every institution's AI question — answered by architecture
Aurora EDU gives institutions a concrete, defensible AI policy — not a vague statement, but a system built from the ground up to develop thinking rather than bypass it.
FERPA Compliance
Student data is stored securely, never sold or shared with third parties, and fully FERPA-compliant. Institutions retain data ownership under institutional agreements.
Academic Integrity by Design
AI in Aurora EDU cannot write answers for students. It asks questions, applies pressure, and demands explanation. Shortcut learning is architecturally impossible.
Responsible AI Use
Students learn how to work with AI as a thinking partner — a transferable skill for every profession. This is AI literacy built through practice, not lecture.
Data Privacy & Security
Built on enterprise-grade infrastructure (Supabase, Vercel, Resend). Role-based access controls, encrypted data at rest and in transit, and institutional admin oversight.
Live in 2–4 weeks. No IT project required.
Aurora EDU is cloud-native and deploys without institutional IT involvement. Faculty can be onboarded, courses built, and students enrolled in under a month.
Apply & Approve
Faculty or administrator applies with institutional email. Verification and approval within 2 business days.
Onboard & Configure
Guided setup of courses, cohorts, and assignments. Faculty training workshop included with all tiers.
Students Enroll
Students join via course link. ENVI baseline is completed first — establishing the starting point for all measurement.
Deploy & Measure
Simulations, reflections, and AI interactions run through the semester. Analytics build automatically.
Aurora EDU operates as a standalone platform that complements your existing LMS. Deep integration support available at College and Institution tiers.
Built on a scholarly framework. Validated by the research it draws from.
Aurora EDU is not a startup's take on education. It is an academically grounded platform built by a researcher-practitioner, rooted in peer-reviewed entrepreneurial cognition science.
ENVI™ Theoretical Foundation
The Entrepreneurial Neuro Value Index is built on decision science, entrepreneurial cognition research (Baron, Shane, Sarasvathy), and dual-process theory (Kahneman). Nine domains, 45 questions, 8 archetypes.
Experiential Learning Theory
Platform architecture is grounded in Kolb's experiential learning cycle — concrete experience, reflection, abstraction, experimentation — operationalized through simulation and structured reflection.
The Entrepreneur's Toolbox
Aurora EDU is the platform extension of Professor Hagy's published textbook (Kendall Hunt, 2025) — a peer-reviewed framework for developing entrepreneurial thinking in academic contexts.
Peer-Reviewed Citation Base
Platform design draws on published research from Baron, Frese, Hmieleski, Kahneman, McMullen, Sarasvathy, Shane, Shepherd, Stanovich, and Welpe — all cited in the platform's academic framework.
Find the right scope for your institution
All tiers include full platform access. Scope, support level, and reporting depth scale with your needs. Pricing is customized per institution — request a demo for a proposal tailored to your program.
Pilot
START HEREA single-semester proof of concept for one department or program. Low risk, high signal.
Department
MOST POPULARFull deployment across a department or academic program with multi-faculty coordination.
College
ENTERPRISEMulti-department deployment with centralized management and dedicated institutional support.
Institution
CUSTOMFull institution licensing with custom scope, integrations, and strategic partnership.
See Aurora EDU in your institution's context
Every institutional demo is tailored to your program, accreditation situation, and faculty concerns. No generic slide decks. No sales pressure.
We respond within one business day. No sales calls without your consent.